Great american/20 recipes

This is an easy to make sweet condiment great with all kinds of dishes or a topping for burgers or even as a base for pizza.

This turned out great. The pesto is absolutely perfect and it sticks to the pasta much better than traditional pesto. The bow ties are a great match but I'm sure any pasta would work too. Spirals I think would really hold the pesto. It was fairly quick and easy to make, and only used one pot plus the food processor.

A self-saucing cake that's magically fluffy and creates it's own tangy key lime curd. Developed at our summer home in Key Largo with inspiration after watching Junior MasterChef Australia.

Mom's recipe that's easy to add to. Try adding ricotta cheese to create more of a main dish, or mushrooms for a "meatier" version of this vegetarian dish.

What's for breakfast? One or two of these energized and power boost bars are a great start of your day. Chocolate chips, bananas, and oats give you delicious bites and nutrient energy.

Famous for their authentic southern BBQ and gourmet meats, 3Bros Butcher BBQ of Bayside, NY offers this recipe to their customers as a good multipurpose rub. It can be prepared with or without sugar and the cayenne can be added to taste. Use liberally before smoking, grilling, pan searing, or roasting. Also great as an addition to your favorite bbq sauces or as a blackening spice.

This recipe makes soft, fat sugar cookies. Great big ones too.

Crispy and sweet baked sweet potato wedges are a great snack, and they are both delicious and nutritious. Serve these delicious wedges with sour cream dip.

A super tasty pasta salad with loads of flavor from the feta cheese, olives, roasted bell peppers and marinated artichoke hearts. A great make-ahead salad that makes leftovers to fight over!

Snow peas, carrots and water chestnuts give this stir-fry the very crunchy texture, and the Asian sauce adds the sweetness, sourness and spiciness. A quick, easy and tasty stir-fry is great for a weeknight.

I did mine in my slow cooker and used Boston butt instead of a roast. I let it go on low for 10 hours. Fabulous!

A great way to use up day old bread. A savory version of bread pudding with spinach and mushrooms that's cheesy delicious.

This is one of Jamie Oliver's recipes from his FOODTUBE. These scones are so buttery. Bacon and maple syrup add a bit smokiness and sweetness. Great for breakfast or snack.

These beautiful sandwich cookies are very tasty too, they can be a great gift for holidays. Feel free to use any your favorite fruit jam to replace apricot jam.

This cheesecake was relatively easy to make, especially I don't bake very often, and this cheesecake came out great! It had a very silky texture, and my boyfriend and I loved it.

Instead of cooking in the pan, this omelette was baked in the oven. It took no time to make, and very easily scaled down. Sean made a 1-serving sized omelette, baked in a 8-inch skillet, and it turned out great. Tasty and filling!